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brandish

verb as in flaunt, swing around

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People on social media brandish gold-flecked pans and nuggets while showing off their equipment, ranging from old-fashioned picks to gold-separating sluice boxes.

It is claimed that the boy was "threatening and abusive" to Amen three days earlier, by brandishing a sword and metal barrier and shouting and swearing.

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A crowd of protesters brandishing Peruvian flags outside the Congress building erupted in cheers after the vote was declared.

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Still, I worried about the optics of swaggering around, brandishing a long plastic tube.

Prosecutors have acknowledged she had a licensed firearm in her car but never brandished it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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